The Rollins College Tars (13-10 7-8 SSC) hit the road again for a Wednesday night trip to Daytona Beach to take on the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Eagles (10-11 7--7 SSC) at the ICI Center on Wednesday night (2/11) with a scheduled 7:30 PM tip. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK WinterPark with Jim "Shooter" Ferro on the call.
Rollins is coming off an impressive 99-76 win over Florida Southern at Warden Arena on Saturday. It has been a tale of two teams for Rollins this season, as they are 10-3 at home as opposed to 2-6 away from Warden Arena. In the win on Saturday Mayson Quartlebaum put up 26 points and pulled down nine rebounds. In the process, the Lawrence, Kansas native picked up the SSC Offensive Player of the Week. Ricky Ghedini scored 19 points, dished out eight assists, and grabbed eight rebounds, Omar Figueroa had 16 points to go along with four steals. The graduate transfer from Flagler was named the SSC Offensive Player of the Week. Marshall Klug also scored in double figures putting up 12. Rollins shot 57.1 percent from the field, 39.1 percent (9-23) from the 3-point line, and 75 percent (18-24) from the free throw line. Rollins dominated inside as they were +10 on the boards (42-32) and +26 in the paint (54-28.) Rollins scores 82.8 points per game (7th SSC) while they have been stout on the defensive end giving up 75.1 points per night (2nd SSC.) The Tars shoot 46.8 percent from the field (4th SSC,) 35.3 percent from the 3-point line (5th SSC,) and 74.1 percent from the free throw line (3rd SSC.) They have a -1.61 turnover margin (7th SSC,) are +1.31 in assist to turnover ratio (6th SSC,) and dish out 17.5 assists per game (5th SSC.) Rollins holds the opposition to 32.4 percent shooting from the 3-point line (4th SSC,) they get 8.3 (39.6-31.3) more rebounds than the opposition (2nd SSC,) block 2.9 shots per game (9th SSC,) and get 7.2 steals per game (7th SSC.) Nze leads Rollins and is 7th in the SSC getting 16.9 points per game and Figueroa puts up 16.1 per night (9th SSC.) Matus Malovec leads the Tars in rebounding at 5.3 per game, Nze leads the team in field goal percentage (42.7 percent,) Figueroa shoots 43 percent from the 3-point line (2nd SSC,) on 2.7 made triples per contest (7th SSC.) Figueroa also shoots at a 78.7 percent clip from the free throw line (9th SSC,) leads the team in assists (3.1 per contest,) as well as assist to turnover ratio (1.8) which is also top 10 in the conference. Figueroa gets 1.7 steals per game (5th SSC) and plays 30.9 minutes per game (8th SSC.) Klug shoots 91.2 percent at the free throw line (2nd SSC,) Ryan Renfro leads the team in blocks (0.8 per contest) after his return on Saturday. Nze also gets 1.7 steals per game and his 29.9 minutes per game are 10th in the SSC.
Like the Tars ERAU has been a tale of two teams. They are 7-4 at the ICI Center as opposed to 2-7 on the road. The last time out they were a 104-93 loser at Tampa on Saturday. Jared Berry led the Eagles with 23, Clarens Pierre netted 12, and Chalie Torres tallied 10. They shot 52.4 percent from the field, 48.1 percent (13-27) from the 3-point line, and 77.8 percent (14-18) from the free throw line in the losing effort. ERAU scores 87.8 points per game (3rd SSC) while they give up 83.6 per night (9th SSC.) The Eagles shoot 47.1 percent from the field (3rd SSC,) 37.8 percent from the 3-point line (2nd SSC,) and lead the conference shooting at a 78.5 percent clip from the free throw line. ERAU has struggled taking care of the ball as they have a -2.52 turnover margin (11th SSC,) and are also 11th in assist to turnover ratio (1.06.) They dish out 14.7 assists per game (10th SSC) as well. The opposition shoots 35 percent from the 3-point line against the Eagles (7th SSC,) they are +4.6 on the glass (39.8-35.2) which is 5th SSC, they block 3.9 shots per game (3rd SSC,) and get 6.5 steals per game (9th SSC.) Berry leads the team and is pouring in 19.9 points per game (3rd SSC,) while Dawson Barr (14.6 points per night,) and Jack Klinger (12.3 per game) also average double figures. Klinger pulls down 6.1 rebounds per night (10th SSC,) Preston Le Gassick shoots 45.8 percent from the field, Barr shoots 45 percent from the 3-point line which tops the SSC while LeGassick and Braeden Moore are 8th and 10th respectively in 3-point percentage. Le Gassick leads the league in triples per game (3) and Barr knocks down 2.8 triples per contest (5th SSC.) Le Gassick also dishes out 4.8 assists per game (3rd SSC) and is 2nd in assist to turnover ratio (2.8.) Pierre and Klinger are third and fourth respectively in blocked shots per game while Berry is 9th in steals (1.5 per night.) Berry plays 31.9 minutes per game (6th SSC.)
In the first meeting between the two teams, a 96-88 Rollins win , Figueroa led Rollins with 28 points, Nze had 23, and Ghedini added 21. Rollins shot 49.2 percent from the field, 45.5 percent (10-22) from the 3-point line, and 74.3 percent (26-35) from the free throw line. Each team had 35 rebounds.
ERAU was paced by Berry with 22 to go with 12 rebounds, Barr knocked down six triples on his way to 20, and Klinger added 13. ERAU shot 44.3 percent from the field, 34.5 percent (10-29) from the 3-point line and 82.8 percent (24-29) from the free throw line.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Embry-Riddle by 5.5
Other SSC Lines (Also Presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:)
Eckerd +8 @ Florida Southern
Lynn +20 @ Nova Southeastern
Palm Beach Atlantic -12 @ Florida Tech
Tampa +3.5 @ Barry
SSC Standings:
Nova Southeastern 13-1 (18-1)
Palm Beach Atlantic 12-3 (20-3)
Florida Southern 9-5 (17-7)
Barry 7-7 (12-10)
ERAU 7-7 (10-11)
Rollins 7-8 (13-10)
Lynn 7-8 (12-10)
Eckerd 6-9 (12-10)
Tampa 5-9 (11-10)
Florida Tech 5-10 (9-14)
Saint Leo 2-13 (7-16)
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